Collections/May 2025

Directed by Jem Cohen

Featuring a new interview with Cohen, part of Criterion’s Meet the Filmmakers series A true hero of DIY cinema, Jem Cohen has been pursuing his own brand of defiantly independent artistry for more than four decades across films of many shapes and sizes, including city symphonies, collaborations with musicians, artist portraits, and semiscripted features. A poetic chronicler of urban landscapes and artists who share his outsider spirit, Cohen captures people and places with the dreamy textures of Super 8, 16 mm, and lo-fi video. Whether training his uniquely off-kilter gaze on legendary underground musicians ( Benjamin Smoke , Instrument , Lucky Three ) or the modern cityscapes that shape our lives ( Chain , Museum Hours ), Cohen opens our eyes to new ways of experiencing the world around us. *NOT ON LETTERBOXED* Vox Populi (2018) TREE SONG, Xylouris White (2019) Opened Ending (2020) Aerie (2024)

18 films